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5:15 PM ET, February 22, 2018

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GQ:
What Ever Happened To Brendan Fraser?  —  GQ's Zach Baron reports on the stupendous rise and surprising disappearance of the once ubiquitous movie star.  —  Brendan Fraser wants me to meet his horse.  “I got this horse because it's a big horse,” he says, standing in a barn in Bedford, New York.
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lawrence — Blasts Harvey Weinstein ‘This is What Predators Do’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jennifer Lawrence has joined the chorus blasting Harvey Weinstein for suggesting she's fine with his conduct, at least toward her.  —  Weinstein filed legal docs Wednesday trying to dismiss …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Harvey Weinstein Says Sorry For “Improperly” Using Meryl Streep & Jennifer Lawrence In Lawsuit  —  After being blasted by both Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence for citing the actors in an attempt to get a sexual misconduct class action suit dismissed earlier this week …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Meryl Streep Rips “Pathetic” Harvey Weinstein For Using Her Name In Lawsuit  —  EXCLUSIVE: Meryl Streep won one of her Oscars for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady and, like the late British Prime Minister, the acclaimed actor is not for turning - at least when it comes …
London Evening Standard:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in ‘racist’ anthrax threat terror  —  EXCLUSIVE: Letter containing white powder sent to couple at Kensington Palace  —  POPULAR VIDEOS  —  Scotland Yard is investigating after a letter containing white powder purporting to be anthrax was sent to Meghan Markle at Kensington Palace.
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Vikram Dodd / The Guardian:
White powder letter sent to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle  —  Reports say letter contained a racist note as Met investigates if it is linked to Westminster scare … Scotland Yard is investigating after a letter addressed to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry that contained white powder prompted an anthrax scare.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Rachel McAdams Is Pregnant With Her First Child  —  Rachel McAdams is going to be a mom!  —  The Oscar nominee is pregnant, multiple sources tell E! News.  A rep for McAdams could not be reached.  —  The actress has been keeping a low profile in recent months (she didn't attend Wednesday's premiere …
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Life & Style:
Rachel McAdams Is “At Least Seven Months Pregnant” With Baby No. 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Rebecca Haithcoat / Playboy:
Becoming Jane: The Iconic Actress is Heating Up Television Once Again (and She Knows It)  —  It's the kind of epitomic, sunbaked February day in southern California that makes the rest of the country seethe with jealousy, and Jane Seymour is spending it engaged in the sort of summertime activities …
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Ed Sheeran Explains His Mysterious Ring: Fiancée Cherry Seaborn ‘Made It for Me Herself’  —  No, Ed Sheeran hasn't tied the knot yet — he's just starting an engagement tradition of his own.  —  The 27-year-old Grammy winner sparked rumors that he and fianceé Cherry Seaborn …
Discussion: The Blast, The Sun, PerezHilton and Page Six
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Wanted to Start a Family Early in Relationship, Says Source  —  When Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux got engaged in 2012, they hoped their happily ever after included starting a family together.  —  “When Jen met Justin, she had almost given up on the idea …
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, AOL and Us Weekly
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
‘Sex and the City’ Alum Jason Lewis Reveals Whether He's Team Sarah Jessica Parker or Team Kim Cattrall  —  There's one age-old piece of advice that Sex and the City alum Jason Lewis knows all too well: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.  —  ‘Sex and the City’ Drama Through the Years
Discussion: Dlisted
Perez Hilton:
Kendra Wilkinson Admits She & Husband Hank Baskett Are Having More ‘Marital Problems’  —  Kendra Wilkinson's marriage has been less than perfect.  —  So, understandably, the Girls Next Door alum has taken issue with a tabloid spreading lies that she and husband Hank Baskett have been faking marital issues for TV.
Discussion: X17 Online
Gary Trock / The Blast:
Farrah Abraham Sues Viacom for $5 Million, Claims Executives Sex Shamed and Fired Her for Doing Porn  —  MTV “Teen Mom OG” star Farrah Abraham says executives at Viacom humiliated, sex shamed and ultimately fired her because of her decision to work in the porn business.
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Allison / Dlisted:   Farrah Abraham Is Suing Viacom For Porn Shaming Her
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:   Farrah Abraham Responds to MTV Cutting Ties With Jenelle Evans' Husband David Eason …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole Look So in Love on Brit Awards 2018 Red Carpet After Split Rumors  —  Liam Payne only had eyes for Cheryl Cole at the 2018 Brit Awards.  The couple hit the red carpet together at The O2 Arena in London on Wednesday, February 21, amid recent split rumors.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Dlisted
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Associated Press:   Brit Awards adopt white rose symbol to signal 'Time's Up'
 
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Terry Crews: ‘I still have to send a check to my molester’
Discussion: The Wrap and AOL
TMZ.com:
Rapper Tekashi69 and Crew in Massive Brawl at LAX
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Justin Bieber is Getting a New Baby Sister
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Universal Music Group and TikTok strike a new music licensing deal to bring UMG music back to the platform, including “improved remuneration” and AI protections

College Media Association:
A coalition of collegiate and professional press freedom groups urges campus administrators to respect the rights of student journalists covering protests

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for roughly $26B

 
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